Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma on Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-06-26 22:33:14 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.499° N, 98.245° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.45 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 2289 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.511 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.75 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2288 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2288 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.66 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2286 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.75 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.75 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2282 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.015 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.18 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.05 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.011 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.18 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.61 km NNE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.65 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.31 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.74 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.84 km SSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.50 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.6Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 3.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 10
  59. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.111 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.05 km NW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.61 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.610 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.33 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.010 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 41
  14. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.55 km WNW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.16 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020mncr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.